Hawaii island police arrested a 29-year-old man Saturday in connection with a murder in Kailua-Kona.
Officers initially received an anonymous tip about a possible murder on Oct. 16.
An investigation led to a burial site off Hawaii Belt Road, north of the 27-mile marker, where the body of Alanaokala Solomon Covington, 36, of Kailua-Kona, was found Tuesday. An autopsy determined he died of a gunshot wound to the chest.
Patrol officers arrested the suspect about noon Saturday in Kailua-Kona and took him to the Kona cellblock.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the police department’s nonemergency line at 935-3311 or detective Jerome Manuel at 326-4646, ext. 262, or email jerome.manuel@hawaiicounty.gov. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300.
Skydiving accident results in man’s death
A 52-year-old man died Saturday after he suffered a hard landing while skydiving.
Paramedics performed CPR on the man after the incident, which occurred at around 8:20 a.m. at the Dillingham Air Field in Mokuleia, and took him to the hospital, where he died.
Kunia truck fire, fuel spill snarl H-1 traffic
A rubbish truck fire and ensuing diesel fuel spill disrupted traffic on the H-1 freeway near Kunia on Saturday.
Police closed the left three townbound lanes just before 2:30 p.m.
Firefighters arrived shortly after 1 p.m. and found a garbage truck engulfed in flames, said Honolulu Fire Department Capt. Kevin Mokulehua.
The spill initially affected all five lanes and a shoulder lane, and an early estimate reported that about 50 gallons had poured out onto the freeway, Mokulehua said.
Firefighters called the state Department of Transportation to help with the cleanup, and the state contacted a private contractor, Mokulehua said.
